Cross Mountain Gorge

Yampa River • CO, UT

Length

3.5 mi

Difficulty

Class IV-V

Gauge

Yampa River below Craig

No flow data yet

Shuttle

12 mi / 25 min

🟢 Put-in: Cross Mountain Canyon Put-in 🔴 Take-out: Deerlodge Park

Tight creek-canyon drop through a hidden gorge. Expert kayaker-only
Class IV-V with narrow bedrock slots and technical drops (Osterizer,
Snake Pit). Short spring season.

✓ Real river route loaded

🌊 Rapids (2)

Osterizer Class V • Mile 1.0 Snake Pit Class IV+ • Mile 2.0